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Naveed Tariq vs State S — 2025 PCrLJ 627 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2025 PCrLJ 627 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2025
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
Naveed Tariq vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 497---P; S. 497; Punjab Animal Slaughter Control Act (III of 1963); Punjab Food Authority Act (XVI of 2011); Punjab Animal Slaughter Control Act

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Judgment text as reported

Naveed Tariq VS State S. 497---Punjab Animal Slaughter Control Act (III of 1963), Ss.3, 3-A & 8(2)---Punjab Food Authority Act (XVI of 2011), Ss. 22-A & 24---Possession of dead meat---Bail, refusal of---Culpability under the Punjab Animal Slaughter Control Act, 1963---Non-bailable offences---Offence organist society at larger---Food Safety team inspected a vehicle driven by the petitioners and found 15 mounds/600 kilograms meat unfit for human consumption---Petitioners could not produce any record of sale and purchase of said meat nor any agreement or delivery challan in that respect during inspection ---Validity---Though the offences-in-question did not fall within the prohibitory clause of S.497, Cr.P.C. but it is not the rule of thumb to grant bail to accused in offences not falling within such category as a matter of right if the case falls in exceptions like offence against society---From the material evaluated tentatively, no 'reasonable grounds' as contemplated in S.497(2), Cr.P.C., were available to extend the concession of bail---Bail was declined to the accused, in circumstances.

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